How to Store Files for Free at Adobe.com

Adobe Acrobat.com is a free Web-based suite of file sharing, collaboration and communication applications. Included in its free offerings are 5 MB of storage space. Just how much storage is that? A three-page Microsoft Word document (without images) is about 40 KB. That means you can store approximately 125 documents in your 5 MB account.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer
• Internet access
• E-mail account
• Acrobat.com account (free)
• Documents for storage

Store up to 5 MB of documents for free at Adobe Acrobat.com

1. Go to Acrobat.com and sign up for a free account. You'll need to provide your e-mail address so Acrobat.com can send you a confirmation e-mail. Once your account is confirmed (don't forget to save your password) you can begin uploading files.

2. 
   Upload Files

   Surf over to Acrobat.com and click the My Files icon. This will launch the File module. Once inside the Files module, click the Upload icon, which will open a dialogue box asking you to pick the file you want to upload.

3. 
   Preferences Window in Your File Storage Area

   Once your file is uploaded, click the File name to open a larger window that displays the document itself, with options that include the magnification view, the preferred page view, the unique URL of the document, and the sharing access (i.e. whether you will allow the file to be private or shared). You can also download the file from this page.

4. 
   Documents Sorted by File Type

   As you upload files, they are displayed on your main page, sorted in a list by name, author, date, file type, size, status (public or private), and whether you would like them shown as thumbnails instead of file names. This one-click sort function makes it easy to quickly find a file, even if you have a long list of files stored on the system.

5. 
   Convert your stored files to a PDF format

   If you'd like to convert any of your documents to a PDF, click the Create PDF link on your Files homepage. Then, indicate whether you want to convert one of the files in your upload list, or a file sitting on your computer. If the file is already at Acrobat.com, simply drag and drop it into the conversion box.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're a business traveler, or need to access files away from home, use Acrobat to store your working or in-progress documents.
• All file formats may be stored on Acrobat.com except movies and audio (i.e. MP3 and MOV).

Resources

• Acrobat.com

[staysik]

on 2/24/2009 Very helpful information, thanks for writing this!